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The NHL Qualifying Round is over, and the real Stanley Cup Playoffs are here.  We here at FTNDaily want to keep the excitement level high and continue to provide you with an informational edge for the first four games of the playoffs on Wednesday starting at 11 a.m. ET. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins – […]

The Stanley Cup Playoffs and DFS Hockey are back hot and heavy; with each set of NHL games, Chris Meaney, Javi Prellezo or I will break down the day’s goalie slate for DFS. While it’s obviously important for your DFS choice at goalie to get a win, it’s not what you should focus on while […]

The NHL’s Qualifying Round is over and the real Stanley Cup playoffs are here. We here at FTNDaily want to keep the excitement level high and continue to provide you with an informational edge for the first four games of the playoffs Tuesday starting at 3 p.m. ET. The Tuesday slate: Columbus Blue Jackets vs. […]

The Qualifying Round is over, and we are now into the official playoffs with 16 teams remaining. Even though there were upsets abound on both sides of the bracket, that is what makes the Stanley Cup Playoffs so special. Anybody can win. Javi Prellezo broke down the Eastern Conference first round while I will highlight the […]

The NHL playoffs and DFS Hockey are back hot and heavy; with each set of games, Chris Meaney, Javi Prellezo or I will break down the day’s goalie slate for DFS. While it’s obviously important for your DFS choice at goalie to get a win, it’s not what you should focus on while doing your […]

The Stanley Cup Qualifying Round is nearly over, with just the Columbus Blue Jackets/Toronto Maple Leafs series left to be decided. We here at FTNDaily want to keep the excitement level high and continue to provide you with an informational edge for DFS on the two-game Saturday slate that will determine the No. 1 seeds […]

The NHL playoffs and DFS Hockey are back hot and heavy; with each set of games, Chris Meaney, Javi Prellezo or I will break down the day’s goalie slate for DFS. While it’s obviously important for your DFS choice at goalie to get a win, it’s not what you should focus on while doing your […]

The Stanley Cup Qualifying Round is getting interesting. with only one series resulting in a three-game sweep — the other seven series have all had a win by both sides. We here at FTNDaily want to keep the excitement level high and continue to provide you with an informational DFS edge for the six-game Thursday […]

The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and DFS hockey are back hot and heavy; with each set of games, Chris Meaney, Javi Prellezo or I will break down the day’s goalie slate for DFS. While it’s obviously important for your DFS choice at goalie to get a win, it’s not what you should focus on while […]

Hockey fans unite — it’s so great to have the pucks flying around the ice again. After a rip-roaring opening weekend, we here at FTNDaily want to keep the excitement level high and continue to provide you with an informational edge for the six-game Tuesday slate. Here are the games on the Tuesday slate: Florida […]

Hockey officially made its return Saturday with the Stanley Cup Qualifying Round, and with it NHL DFS is back as well. With each set of games, Chris Meaney or I will break down the day’s goalie slate for DFS. While it’s obviously important for your DFS choice at goalie to get a win, it’s not […]

Hockey officially made its return Saturday with the Stanley Cup Qualifying Round, and it brought with it the return of NHL DFS as well. We have another five games set for Sunday. With each set of games, Chris Meaney or I will break down the day’s goalie slate for DFS. While it’s obviously important for […]

I know many of you are excited about the start of the MLB season, but I have three words that give me much more joy: Hockey is back. And with it, DFS hockey. The 2020 NHL playoffs commence Saturday with a unique 24-team format that we may never see again. Even the sites of the […]

In our DFS preview series for the return of the NHL (Eastern Conference, Western Conference) we looked at team-by-team breakdowns of player options because the daily schedule will not consist of the same teams every time, but when we do a fantasy pool for the full playoffs there is no need to break down the […]

Welcome to the new normal, at least for the extent of the 2020 NHL Playoffs. The NHL has canceled the remainder of the regular season and will commence with a 24-team playoff to determine the Stanley Cup Champion. The expanded playoff format is a new one for the league and due to concerns with COVID-19 […]

Welcome to the new normal, at least for the extent of the 2020 NHL Playoffs. The NHL has canceled the remainder of the regular season and will commence with a 24-team playoff to determine the Stanley Cup Champion. The expanded playoff format is a new one for the league and due to concerns with COVID-19 […]

Many fantasy football players have heard of leagues that use point-per-first down scoring, but few players have been part of leagues that incorporate the scoring option. With the biggest such league (the 10th annual Scott Fish Bowl — SFBX) getting going as we speak, FTN wanted to give you a rundown of what the system […]

Looking at getting into betting on the NHL? Today, I’m offering up some basics and tips I have picked up over the years to help you out. Like any bet, there is risk involved and no system or process is going to guarantee success, but with some of these tips and research that you can […]

Welcome to the FTN daily fantasy hockey guide. For those of you who are wading into the waters of DFS hockey for the first time, this article will help you navigate some of the strategies of roster construction and game selection. Roster basics The two major sites, FanDuel and DraftKings, use similar roster formats with […]